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Bitcoin Reverses Earlier Dip, Resistance Stands at $46K

BTC is approaching overbought levels, although pullbacks could stabilize at between $40K and $43K.

Bitcoin daily price chart shows nearby resistance levels (Damanick Dantes/CoinDesk, TradingView)
Bitcoin daily price chart shows nearby resistance levels (Damanick Dantes/CoinDesk, TradingView)

Bitcoin (BTC) has traded in a choppy range at between $43,249 and $45,843 over the past 24 hours.

Buyers reacted quickly to a nearly 5% price drop early in the New York trading session and maintained short-term support at above $43,000.

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The next level of resistance is at $46,710, which represents a 38% retracement of the previous two month-long downtrend. Buyers could start to exit positions as BTC approaches resistance heading into the Asia trading session.

For now, momentum signals are improving on intraday charts, although price action is very volatile following the U.S. inflation report. Stronger resistance is seen at $50,000 if buyers sustain short-term momentum.

BTC was trading at about $45,000 at press time, and pullbacks could stabilize in the $40,000-$43,000 range.

Damanick Dantes

Damanick was a crypto market analyst at CoinDesk where he wrote the daily Market Wrap and provided technical analysis. He is a Chartered Market Technician designation holder and member of the CMT Association. Damanick is also a portfolio strategist and does not invest in digital assets.

Damanick Dantes